A.F.C. Sudbury
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| Full name | Amalgamated Football Club Sudbury |
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| Nickname(s) | Yellows, The Suds |
| Founded | 1 June 1999 |
| Ground | King's Marsh, Sudbury |
| Capacity | 2,500 (200 seated) |
| Chairman | Philip Turner |
| Manager | Jamie Godbold |
| League | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 2015–16 | Isthmian League Division One North, 1st (promoted) |
A.F.C. Sudbury is a semi-professional association football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. The club was formed in 1999 by the merger of Sudbury Town and Sudbury Wanderers, the process giving rise to the name Amalgamated Football Club Sudbury. A.F.C. Sudbury won the Eastern Counties League Premier Division five seasons in a row and reached the final of the FA Vase three years in a row, both records for the respective competitions. Their home ground is the King's Marsh Stadium in the Ballingdon-Brundon area of Sudbury, and their home colours are yellow and blue. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the Isthmian League as of the 2016-17 season.
A.F.C. Sudbury was formed on 1 June 1999 by the amalgamation of the town's two previous clubs, Sudbury Town (founded 1885) and Sudbury Wanderers (founded 1958).
In their debut season, 1999–2000, Sudbury finished in third place in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division. The following five seasons all resulted in Sudbury winning the Premier Division title – a league record. Sudbury did not take promotion at any of these opportunities, despite being entitled to. In this period Sudbury had a series of good performances in national cup competitions. In 2000–01 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup, where they were beaten 6–1 by Darlington. They reached the semi-final of the 2001–02 FA Vase, before being knocked out by Tiptree United. The following three seasons saw Sudbury reaching the final each year (a Vase record), but being defeated every time, by Brigg Town in 2003,Winchester City in 2004 and Didcot Town in 2005. However, the club did win the Suffolk Premier Cup three times, in 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04.
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